Title: The AI Backlash Has Tech Executives Fearing for Their Lives

> “What has surprised me is how bad it’s gotten over such a short period of time,” said Jonathan Graff, Liferaft’s CEO. The number of threats declined somewhat in June.

I think they just haven't been paying attention. The opposition goes back to the dawn of ChatGPT, if not further.

Edit: good lord, the comment section over there is atrocious.

Good. They should fear for their lives as much as they are making their employees fear for their livelihoods.

Maybe if a bunch of executives get dragged into the streets and torn apart by angry mobs, they'll realize as a group that they need to treat their employees less like cogs and more like people